Flowers by Franco: January 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

Carmen Bunky Dahlia Viewed As Closeup

Carmen Bunky dahlia photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Carmen Bunky Dahlia A Pretty Pink

Carmen Bunky dahlia photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Yellow Tulips Brighten Spring

Yellow tulips photographed in Silicon Valley by Glenn Franco Simmons.

Cherry Blossoms & A Bee

Cherry blossoms and a bee photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons.

White Tulips Galore!

White tulips photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

White Licorice Roses

White Licorice rose photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden in Silicon Valley. © GTFS.

Victoria Ann The Purple & White Blended Dahlia

Victoria Ann dahlia photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. This is one of the prettiest dahlias I've ever seen. Photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Veca Lucia A Lavender Beauty

A Veca Lucia dahlia photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Secret Rose A Pink, Red & White Blend

A Secret rose photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Point Lobos A Rare Beauty On Big Sur Coast

Point Lobos on the Big Sur Coast of California. The circular shapes are called concretions and are formed by erosion. This is just one of a few pristine locations along the largely burned over, denuded Big Sur Coast and inland for miles. If you are fortunate, you may see some California Condors around McWay, if fires haven't burned their habitat. For really pristine coasts, visit the Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte and Southern Oregon coasts. Don't waste your time on the Big Sur Coast, which is far, far, far, far overrated. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Playboy Roses Are Bright Beauties

Playboy rose (I didn't name it) photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons at the
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden in Silicon Valley. © GTFS.

Pretty Pink Tulips

Pink tulips photographed in Silicon Valley by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Cupertino Peonies' Beauty

A closeup of a peony in Cupertino. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

A peony grown in our former Cupertino home's backyard. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Cupertino's Wild Oxalis

Wild oxalis that grew in our former Cupertino home's backyard. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Olsen's Cherry Orchard & Wild Mustard Blossoms

A box waiting to be filled with delicious cherries at Olsen's Cherry Orchard in Sunnyvale, Calif. The orchard is one of two working orchards that remain in Silicon Valley and both are in Sunnsyvale. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Monarch Grove Sanctuary Features Butterfly Cluster

A Monarch butterfly cluster at the Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif. The butterflies often arrive in winter and depart, largely, before mid-spring. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Big Sur Coast Overrated; McWay Cove Remains Spectacular

McWay Cove and Waterfall on the Big Sur Coast of California. Much of the coastline and inland is charred and burned by many fires. This is one of the few highlights for me along the denuded coast. Far superior is the Southern Oregon Coast, Mendocino Coast, and North Coast. Big Sur is far, far, far overrated. Photo by Glenn Franco Simmons. © Glenn Franco Simmons.

Beauty Not In The Face

A Khalil Gibran quote illustrated with a photo of wild mustard at Almaden Meadows Park in
the Santa Clara Valley of California. Taken by Glenn Franco Simmons. © GTFS.

Kahlil Gibran: Light In The Heart

A Khalil Gibran quote illustrated by a Veca Lucia dahlia photographed by
Glenn Franco Simmons, The Flower Photographer of San Francisco. © GTFS.

Experimental Roses Shot In San Jose

A Tree Called Life; Big Basin Redwoods

An e.e. cummings quote with a photo of ancient redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods State
Park in Santa Cruz County in California. This area was burned in a 2020 wildfire.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

Clearview David A Beautifully Blended Dahlia

Clearview David dahlia photographed at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park
by The Flower Photographer of San Francisco, Glenn Franco Simmons.
Please share, if so inclined. © Glenn Franco Simmons.

Cicero: If Have A Garden, Library, You Have Everything

There are several translations of this quote, but this is my favorite. The dahlia is Veca Lucia.
It was photographed at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. Please share if so inclined.
Word-of-mouth is my overwhelmingly main form of advertising. © GTFS.